Mark Linehan, Chief Executive Officer of Digicel Jamaica, is selling the idea of Jamaica as an excellent place to do business, citing the performance of his company in its decade of operation.
“Jamaica is not just viable, but it is an extremely attractive place for domestic companies to thrive and international companies to invest,” said Linehan at the Jamaica Stock Exchange’s annual investment and capital markets conference in Kingston.
Reasons to Invest In Jamaica
He highlighted as reasons for business success in Jamaica, the island’s proximity to North America, the availability of human capital,the native English language, infrastructure developments – noting particularly the airports and seaports and road networks – a liberalised telecommunications industry, stable business climate, recent growth in the GDP and the Government’s intention to support the various sectors and industry through institutions such as JAMPRO.